Gary Glitter - The Glam Years (1995)

With 40 songs a board this 2CD compilation from German meticulous Repertoire Records this 1995 release remains the most comprehensive and definitive for most glam-rockers and is superior to any other compilations available nowadays. Unfortunately it is out of print. All tracks are original recordings which is not evident regarding Glitter's CD's. Although the late '90s apparently saw the end of Gary Glitter's career, following his conviction for sexual offenses, there is no doubting that for a full 25 years before that tragic denouement, Glitter ranked among Britain's best-loved performers of all time. The hits which catapulted him to fame in the early '70s, the anthemic "Rock and Roll" of course, but also the likes of "I'm the Leader of the Gang," "Do You Wanna Touch Me," and "I Love You Love Me Love," still have the capacity to stir an audience -- as "Rock and Roll" itself proves, every time it airs at a major sporting event in the U.S. And, if it is at all oxymoronic that the King of British Glam should be responsible for one of the national anthems of American Football, then that is simply further testament of what made Gary glitter so brightly. Musically, visually, and emotionally, he transcended so many barriers that even categorizing him as a rock & roller seems somehow stingy. He was so much more than that.

Track List CD1
01. Rock'n'Roll Part 1 [03:07]
02. Rock'n'Roll Part 2 [03:06]
03. I Didn'T Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock'n'Roll) [03:25]
04. Hard On Me [02:22]
05. Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) [03:20]
06. I Would If I Could [02:53]
07. Hello Hello I'm Back Again [03:24]
08. I.O.U. [03:10]
09. I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) [03:30]
10. Just Fancy That [02:41]
11. I Love You Love Me Love [03:15]
12. Hands Up! Its A Stick Up [03:08]
13. Remember Me This Way [04:21]
14. Its Not A Lot [02:28]
15. Always Yours [03:24]
16. I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win [02:42]
17. Oh Yes! You're Beautiful [03:54]
18. Than You Baby For Myself [03:40]
19. Love Like You and Me [03:20]
20. I'll Carry Your Picture Everywhere [03:08]
21. Doing Alright With the Boys [03:16]
22. Good For No Good [02:37]
23. You Belong To Me [03:30]

Track List CD2
01. Baby Please Don't Go [02:59]
02. The Wanderer [02:50]
03. Ain't That A Shame [02:44]
04. School Day [03:12]
05. Rock On [03:37]
06. Donna [04:22]
07. The Famous Instigator [03:29]
08. The Clapping Song [03:19]
09. Shaky Sue [02:25]
10. Sidewalk Sinner [02:36]
11. Didn't I Do It Right [03:26]
12. Lonely Boy [03:31]
13. Hold On To What You Got [03:21]
14. Come On Come In Get On [02:36]
15. Happy Birthday [03:01]
16. To Know You Is To Love You [02:55]
17. Money Honey [02:56]